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HENDERSON, Nev. – The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce received an Outstanding ChamberProgram Award for their Economic Gardening program at the Western Association of ChamberExecutives (WACE) annual conference in Henderson, Nevada on Tuesday, February 6.

The Outstanding Chamber Program Awards recognize programs in the core competency areas of:strengthening the local economy, promoting and improving the community, political action,representing interest of business with government, and/or networking and building businessrelationships. Programs nominated for the award must be able to be replicated by other chambers.

The Chamber’s Economic Gardening Program is the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. Inpartnership with the Edward Lowe Foundation, Economic Gardening provides regional second-stagebusinesses with guidance from the National Center of Economic Gardening’s (NCEG) “National StrategicResearch Team” – a team of specialists from across the country who will deliver Economic Gardeningservices that are specifically tailored to each business’ particular attributes and goals.

The Tri-City Regional Chamber received the award along with chambers from Tacoma, Washington,Irvine, California, Surprise, Arizona, and Fort Collins, Colorado.

​The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce is the catalyst, convener and champion for community andbusiness prosperity. For further details about the Regional Chamber, visitwww.tricityregionalchamber.com or call 509.736.0510.